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List of works by Letizia Polito

A novel PSENEN mutation in a patient with complaints of memory loss and a family history of dementia

scientific article published in July 2007

A novel study and meta-analysis of the genetic variation of the serotonin transporter promoter in the italian population do not support a large effect on Alzheimer's disease risk

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A polymorphic variant of the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) receptor correlates with male longevity in the Italian population: a genetic study and evaluation of circulating IGF-1 from the "Treviso Longeva (TRELONG)" study

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APOE epsilon-4 allele and cytokine production in Alzheimer's disease.

scientific article published in April 2010

Association between Sirtuin 2 gene rs10410544 polymorphism and depression in Alzheimer's disease in two independent European samples.

scientific article published on 28 May 2013

Association of SORL1 alleles with late-onset Alzheimer's disease. findings from the GIGAS_LOAD study and mega-analysis.

scientific article published in May 2012

Association study to evaluate the serotonin transporter and apolipoprotein E genes in frontotemporal lobar degeneration in Italy

scientific article published on 20 November 2008

Associations of the plasma interleukin 6 (IL-6) levels with disability and mortality in the elderly in the Treviso Longeva (Trelong) study

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

Brain aging and dementia during the transition from late adulthood to old age: design and methodology of the "Invece.Ab" population-based study.

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Cognitive stimulation in cognitively impaired individuals and cognitively healthy individuals with a family history of dementia: short-term results from the "Allena-Mente" randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 3 September 2014

Early-onset Alzheimer disease in an Italian family with presenilin-1 double mutation E318G and G394V.

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Effects of SORL1 gene on Alzheimer's disease. Focus on gender, neuropsychiatric symptoms and pro-inflammatory cytokines.

scientific article published in February 2013

Environmental enrichment lessens cognitive decline in APP23 mice without affecting brain sirtuin expression

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Epistasis between IL1A, IL1B, TNF, HTR2A, 5-HTTLPR and TPH2 variations does not impact alcohol dependence disorder features

scientific article published on 16 July 2009

Influence of socio-demographic features and apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 expression on the prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment in a population of 70-74-year olds: the InveCe.Ab study.

scientific article published on 25 November 2014

Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor polymorphism rs2229765 and circulating interleukin-6 level affect male longevity in a population-based prospective study (Treviso Longeva− TRELONG)

scientific article published on 01 December 2011

Interleukin-1α, interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α genetic variants and risk of dementia in the very old: evidence from the "Monzino 80-plus" prospective study

scientific article published on 21 April 2011

Interleukin-6 plasma level increases with age in an Italian elderly population ("The Treviso Longeva"-Trelong-study) with a sex-specific contribution of rs1800795 polymorphism

scientific article published on 18 April 2009

Lack of association between interleukin-1 alpha rs1800587 polymorphism and Alzheimer's disease in two Independent European samples

scientific article published in January 2009

Multitarget drug discovery for Alzheimer's disease: triazinones as BACE-1 and GSK-3β inhibitors

scientific article published on 11 December 2014

Neuroprotective properties of resveratrol in different neurodegenerative disorders.

scientific article published on September 2010

Retracted: DJ-1 Modulates α-Synuclein Aggregation State in a Cellular Model of Oxidative Stress: Relevance for Parkinson's Disease and Involvement of HSP70

retracted article

Serotonin transporter gene polymorphic element 5-HTTLPR increases the risk of sporadic Parkinson's disease in Italy

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Serotonin transporter polymorphism modifies the association between depressive symptoms and sleep onset latency complaint in elderly people: results from the 'InveCe.Ab' study

scientific article published on 9 October 2014

Sirtuins as novel targets for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders: experimental and genetic evidence

scientific article published on January 2010

Subthreshold Depression and Clinically Significant Depression in an Italian Population of 70-74-Year-Olds: Prevalence and Association with Perceptions of Self.

scientific article published on 14 March 2017

TPH2 gene variants and anxiety during alcohol detoxification outcome

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The SIRT1 activator resveratrol protects SK-N-BE cells from oxidative stress and against toxicity caused by alpha-synuclein or amyloid-beta (1-42) peptide.

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The SIRT2 polymorphism rs10410544 and risk of Alzheimer's disease in two Caucasian case-control cohorts.

scientific article published on 30 May 2012

The molecular genetics of sirtuins: association with human longevity and age-related diseases

scientific article published on June 20, 2010

The urokinase-type plasminogen activator polymorphism PLAU_1 is a risk factor for APOE-epsilon4 non-carriers in the Italian Alzheimer's disease population and does not affect the plasma Abeta(1-42) level.

scientific article published on 15 December 2006

Vitamin B12 levels in Alzheimer's disease: association with clinical features and cytokine production

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